Asst Professors: Digital Design / Interior Design

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Assistant Professor Positions in Digital Design and Interior Design

The J. Robert and Barbara A. Hillier College of Architecture and Design (HCAD) at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) invites applications for two full-time tenure-track appointments in Digital Design or Interior Design at the rank of Assistant Professor. The appointment is within the School of Art + Design at HCAD. We seek accomplished educators and designers with a strong research agenda, creative work, and a record of teaching excellence in one or more of the following areas: Digital Design (including innovative narrative and visualization technologies such as animation, filmmaking and virtual production, VFX, game design and development, UI/UX, XR, AI, and HCI); and Interior Design (including material research, lighting, human factors, health and well-being, sustainability, and life cycle assessment methodologies).

Candidates should have a clear research agenda related to their design and creative work and will be expected to pursue this agenda through scholarly activities such as publishing papers and/or books, presenting work at conferences, and designing peer-recognized work. Agendas relating to NJIT’s strategic plan are welcome and interdisciplinary collaborative practices are highly encouraged. Candidates should hold a terminal degree in the field from an accredited program and a proven record of excellence in teaching, and research and/or creative practice is required.

As an EEO employer NJIT is committed to building a diverse and inclusive teaching, research, and working environment and strongly encourages applications from individuals with disabilities, minorities, veterans, and women. Diversity is a core value of NJIT, and we are committed to make diversity, equity and inclusion, part of everything we do. We celebrate the diversity of our university community and recognize the cultural and personal differences. We strive to cultivate an inclusive campus culture that promotes excellence among our faculty, staff and students. Building a robust and diverse community is critical to NJIT’s continuing status as a premier institution of higher education and a leading polytechnic university.

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